Sizing Up the Nations Tides and Trials Across the Nation
Long string of items reports major events across the United States. Coadjutor Bishop Greer noted for charity succeeds Bishop Potter. Property owners in New York face heavy taxes. Fire losses in East Boston largely borne by insurers. Stairs and arches damaged at St Paul Union Station. Judge Landis rebuff on Standard Oil rebates affirmed by appeals court. Mayflower sinks lumber schooner Menawa in fog off Newport. crew rescued. Reading Coal and Iron to mine vast coal seam near Gilberton PA. A North Lima Ohio man saved his tongue by his wife tooth pick. Jamaica Plain Boston theater sighting about moving image wife match. Night riders burn Illinois Central stations in Gracey Cerulean Otter Bend. Martial clashes and a shooting spree in Jamaica Plain injures multiple, including Dora Fallon and patrolman Edwin McMahon. Baseball standings in National League listed. Evelyn Walsh Walsh marries Edward McLean in Denver. Navy to install chaplains and postmasters on ships with pay increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greer
Potter
New York
Boston
St. Paul Union Station
Newport
R. L Allen
Mayflower
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Gilberton
Albert Rukenbrod
North Lima
Rudenbrod
Halstrom
Baltimore
Kentucky
Mlinois Central Railroad
Gracey
Christian County
Cerulean
Trigg County
Otter Bend
Caldwell County
Illinois Central
Madisonville
Cobb
Otter Pond
Death of Bishop Henry Codman Potter of New York
Henry Codman Potter, seventh Protestant Episcopal bishop of New York, died at his Cooperstown summer home after weeks of illness. Born May 25 1834 in Schenectady, he led Grace Church and later succeeded his uncle as bishop. He married Eliza R. Jacob, then widowed Mrs Alfred Corning Clark, mother of five, with Clark estate valued at 13 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Codman Potter
Diocese of
New York
Cooperstown
Bishop Potter
Schenectady
N. Y
Alonzo Potter
Pennsylvania
Dr. Knott
Union College
Horatio Potter
The
Theological Seminary of Virginia
Trinity Church
Pittsburg
Greensburg
Troy
St. John's Church
Trinity
Eliza R. Jacob
Philadelphia
Potter
Alfred Corning Clark
New Political Party Emerges From Farmers Union
The Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union with 700 000 members nationwide and 200 000 in Oklahoma leads talks on forming a new political party in the south and west. Labor unions may join, as brainy leaders discuss initiative steps at Oklahoma picnics and public gatherings. Grangers and Populists remain active organizers in farming circles across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
West
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union
United States
Oklahoma
Texas Ranch Passing in West Texas
The West Texas land rush to small farms accelerates as large ranches shrink. In Lubbock Hockley and Cochran counties vast tracts once mile after mile barren of people now yield to sale or subdivision. Big deals of 15 000 to 50 000 acre parcels fade as 3 000 acre tracts become the new norm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Lubbock
Hockley
Cochran
He Redity of Hair Suggests Predictive Rules
Gertrude and Charles Davenport of Cold Spring Harbor report in the American Naturalist that hair form in children can be predicted from parental hair. They state rules: two wavy-haired parents may bear straight, wavy or curly children, with curly hair least likely, while two curly-haired parents are more likely to have straight, wavy or curly offspring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude
Charles Davenport
Carnegie Institution
Cold Spring Harbor
N. Y
American Naturalist
Wall Street Summary on NYC transit deals and dividends
The Wall Street Summary asserts that public service obligations precede dividends for street railway firms. It argues that a franchise must ensure adequate public service, with costs covered before profits, and that mismanaged, poverty-stricken firms unable to meet obligations are unworthy of a franchise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Wall Street
French Senate and Deputies Pass Secrecy Election Law
Both the Senate and the deputies have approved electoral reform to ensure complete secrecy of voting. In Mexico, regular forces move to quell a revolt as rebels split into bands and slip through lines, with expected captures of the raiders imminent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Deputies
France
Fort Wayne Politician among six killed in train collision
Six people from Fort Wayne died near Columbia City Ind when a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train struck a car carrying Charles Sherman King, his wife, two daughters and the chauffeur. The wreck derailed the locomotive and scattered mangled bodies along the tracks. King, former Indiana Legislator and Columbia Club member, was traveling with family en route to Lake Wewasee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia City
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Charles Sherman King
Fayma Bradshaw
Carl Timmins
Fort Wayne
Manhattan Limited
King
Lake Wewasee
State
Indiana
Katherine
Josephine
Miss Bradshaw
Lake Wawasee
Robert F. Bradshaw
Oklahoma 3 Million Acres Put to Voters in November
An initiative seeks to sell Oklahoma public lands held for school and public buildings funds. If approved, the 3,000,000 acres would be divided into about 75,000 forty acre farms benefiting state and local revenues. Opponents warn against long term value if kept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Nation Leads In Airships Despite US Recognition Efforts
The United States begins practical aeronautics with trials at Fort Myer and a claim to progress in heavier-than-air flight. Captain Ferber credits Octave Chanute and Lilienthal for ideas that influenced Farman and De la Grange in France. Other foreign airships are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Fort Myer
Ferber
France
Octave Chanute
Lilienthal
Harry Farman
de la Grange
Indiana Politicians and Notable Accidents in Runaway
State politics feature prominent Indiana Republicans and national figures as Eugene Chafin and Taft aides, with Bryan and Roosevelt sparring on campaign finance. A Columbus runaway car injures Elizabeth Dupree and Mary Dupree, a matter tied to Tom Taggart, with details of the incident including Garden City and a fencing collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Dupree
Mary Dupree
Columbus
Ind
Tom Taggart
Indianapolis
National Democratic Committee
Taggart
Harry Stodler
French Lick
Garden City
Eugene W. Chafin
Prohibition
Frank H. Hitchcock
Taft
National Republican Committee
Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Hot Springs
Theodore EB. Burton
Cleveland
United States
W. J. Bryan
W. H. Taft
Bangor
DR. M. Fernald
Court Reverses Standard Oil Fine in Chicago Appeal
United States Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago unanimously reversed Judge Landis in the Standard Oil case. The $20,240,000 fine was wiped out and the case remanded for retrial. The court found errors in applying rates, counting offenses, and basing the penalty on the New Jersey company instead of Indiana. Rockefeller figures featured prominently in testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Kenesaw M. Landis
Standard Oil
Peter S. Grosscup
Seaman
Baker
Landis
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Alton Railroad
Erty
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Indiana
Whiting
Ind
Chicago and Alton
Indiana Company
Indiana Oil Company
New York
Trade and Industry Quiet with Cautious Optimism
NEW YORK reports midsummer quiet in trade and industry with preparations for fairs, decent crop progress, and conservative operations. Retail moves surplus summer stock, jobbing centers on small repeat orders, some fall takings in select regions. Building shows life in South and West. pine prices firmer. Iron and steel steady with higher export activity. Week ending July 10 shows 258 U S business failures, Canada 28, per Bradstreet's Commercial Report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern and
Pacific Northwestern
United States
Canada
Great Army of Pythians Comes to Boston
The twenty fifth session of the Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias gathers in Boston with an estimated 100000 visiting Pythians. Two parades will mark the event one for the uniformed rank and one for the other ranks. The order reports about 90000 members with the ladies auxiliary Pythian Sisters totaling 200000 making the total reach one million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Pythias
Avhich
Boston
Order
Ovo
Pythian Sisters
Failures in U S Commerce Fall 1908 Half Year
Dun's Review reports 8700 commercial failures totaling 124 374 833 dollars in the first half of 1908, compared with 6607 failures totaling 69 508 062 dollars in the same period last year. The report notes improvements in later months, suggesting the commercial death rate is diminishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Dun
Farm News Briefs and Market Notes
War on large mail order houses grows as small dealers push back. Wheat harvest continues year round in various regions. Chicago milk firms cut retail prices from 9 to 7 cents per quart, while nearby towns see reductions from 7 to 6 cents. Motley Minnesota Co Operative Creamery shareholders own 5800 cows and source milk from 500 others in Elgin Illinois. Elgin fixes cow butter prices for the United States and much of the world, while three local restaurantkeepers face charges for selling bogus butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Co-Operative Creamery
Motley, Minn
Elgin, Ll
United States
Trade and crop prospects show mixed gains in the week
The report notes stronger activity in wholesale trade and durable goods with higher prices, and renewed demand for pig iron, structural shapes, and leather goods. Crop reports remain favorable with winter wheat and corn progress, while grain receipts at the port reach 6,704,493 bushels, and livestock receipts rise to 268,000 head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dun
Markets feature nationwide grain and livestock prices
A roundup of market quotes from Chicago to Toledo lists cattle prices from $4.00 to $7.10, hogs $3.50 to $8.50, and sheep $2.50 to $5.50. Wheat ranges include No. 2 at 61e to 92c, corn No. 2 around 75¢ to 88c, with oats and rye also posted alongside regional notes.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ste
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
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Bessemer Herald
Sherman & Mand, Publishers
Nan Fessemer
Michigan
Bing
Jamaica Plain
Franklin Park
Dora Fallon
Herbert B. Knox
Forest Hills Cemetery
Edwin McMahon
WW. L
W. Detroit
St Malladelphia
Bt. Louis
Boston O
SS Washington
American Association
Omaha
Sioux City
Denver
Law
Lincoln
Puebla
Des Moines
Evelyn Walsh
Thomas F. Walsh
Colorado
Edward McLean
United States Navy
Congress
Tadianaplis
Minneapolis
Louisville
Toledo
Kansas City
St Paul
Henry C. Potter
NEW Political Party
Texas Ranch
Gar
Langley
Wright Brothers
A. H. Herring
Herring
Wilbur Wright
Orville Wright
Court of Appeals
K. M. Landis
Nubbins
Farm News
Tels Markets
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